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The No Testament

from The No Testament by Sam Carter

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Written and arranged by Sam Carter

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I am not sorry
I am not ashamed
So tell it to the pigeons
'Cos I am not to blame
It’s not what you came with
It’s what you leave behind
So leave me something that’s mine

From 9 to 5 you own me
You’ve been barking your orders for years
But at 5 past 5 I’m out the door
With my fingers in my ears
It’s not what you came with
It’s what you leave behind
So leave me something that’s mine

Woman I need you
To be there when things are tough
However close you are to me
It’s never close enough
It’s not what you came with
It’s what you leave behind
So leave me something that’s mine

I can see you suffer
I can feel the pain
When no one lends a helping hand
We all take that strain
It’s not what you came with
It’s what you leave behind
So leave me something that’s mine

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from The No Testament, released August 20, 2012
Sam Carter - Vocals

Humming & clapping on: Helene Bradley, Sam Carter, Andrew Clarke,
Stephen Cracknell, Jess Distill, Jane Hornby, Kester Hynds, Claire Lubert, Jasmine Morris, Ross Shaw, Mieko Shimizu, Kumi C. Watanabe

Recorded March 2012 by Joe Leach at Cowshed Studios, London. Produced and mixed by Joe Leach and Sam Carter

Mastered by Nick Watson at Fluid Mastering

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‘Sam Carter is a brilliant guitarist and songwriter who combines the observational with social comment and personal reflection’ Songlines

2010 BBC Folk Awards Horizon Award Winner

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